Loading AI tools
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Election sejm (Polish: Sejm elekcyjny; Lithuanian: Elekcinis seimas) was one of three kinds of special general sejm in pre-partition Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Upon vacancy of the throne, the election sejm, meeting at Wola outside Warsaw, elected a new king.[1]
Any hereditary nobleman could vote in the Election Parliament, if present. Often close to 100,000 nobles came to those sejms.
The other two kinds of special sejm—likewise concerned with the filling of the throne—were the "convocation sejm" and the "coronation sejm."
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.